djpretzel Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogrothir Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 This is quite addicitively refreshing. It's a rather stark departure from what I've grown to expect in a Castlevania remix (dark, brooding, MYSTEEEEERIOUS) and it works quite well. My mind has already started trying to compose stepcharts to it, because my mind is wont to do highly absurd things such as this, but that's as much a testament to NoppZ's work as anything else, probably because I almost never play DDR anymore, and instead try to figure out what songs would be totally bitchin' in Guitar Hero. I digress, because I have lost my original topic. When the recognizeable melody came in at 2:07, my ears cheered. It was quite the sound to hear, because they don't even have mouths. Either way, this was groovy, delicious, and beat-a-riffic. Two thumbs up, and a bag of popcorn for the remixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Rofl. This is awesome. Pure DDR in style, hilariously cheesy. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
about:blank Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 This is an awesome concept. I can't think of much else to say other than great job on pulling this off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anclunn Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I hate it so much that I love it. As a huge Castlevania fan who hates DDR I think you just killed me a little inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citan Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 The stuff people come up with here... XD Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ness757 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I was never fan of the Castlevania series or its music, but I love this mix. The name made me laugh when I first read it, I love it! The only drawback is that is does get sort of monotonous in certian parts. 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlechava Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 noppz is the shit, enough said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Holy crap...this freaking rocks. I shall admit that I enjoy cheesy DDR music so this is perfect to me. I mean...PERFECT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Instrumental Light Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 The begining was good,however, after that the mix went downhill(even the tune throughout the song was ok, but the rest wasnt anything to ride home about). personally, i dont why the judges passed it, they must have a good reason though, maybe its just me, but it didnt do anything for me. It was well made though good job anyway! -The Lone Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 i dont why the judges passed it It was well made though ding ding ding ding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Instrumental Light Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 ding ding ding ding! it doesnt matter if its "well made" unless you have a good tune and arrangement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenwarlord Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 It's not how good the tune is. A mix can be a midi-rip and have a great tune. What matters is how well the artist reinterperets an existing song. So even if the source tune is shit, the mix can get onto the site with clever arrangement and good production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elex Synn Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 My my... Definately in the spirit of DDR. Nice work. This will probably end up on one of my car CD mixes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 The begining was good,however, after that the mix went downhill(even the tune throughout the song was ok, but the rest wasnt anything to ride home about) go play dance dance revolution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnip Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Reminded me of initial d, I love how it keeps the castlevania theme throughout. It may not be your cup of tea but if you set out to make a song such as this you couldnt make it any better than it is, and thats what you should be looking for when you judge these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hale-Bopp Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Fun remix! This reminds me a lot of my own Tron I/O club remix that I made a while back for Stepmania. Cheesy, catchy, infectious and upbeat. Every once in a while, I just need to let loose and get my DDR groove on, so I'm throwing this into the collective pot of solid gold that I carry around for such occasions. I admire remixers that dare to take material in directions otherwise not considered by anyone else. Kudos to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quoda Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 This is such a fun remix. I think I've listened to it 5 times in a row since I downloaded it. It nails the DDR style dead on. Now all I need are some steps for it. Now I can defeat vampires using the power of dance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrde Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Oh god, somehow I feel dirty... Ok, so I'm both a castlevania fan and a DDR fan. I feel like Simon is now playing "Boy Meets Girl" A lot of the DDR music annoys the crap out of me, but I'll be damned if this isn't spot on in just about every way. Sounds wise, nothing spectacular, very generic....just like most DDR songs. Gotta say, you really nailed this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Instrumental Light Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 It's not how good the tune is. A mix can be a midi-rip and have a great tune. What matters is how well the artist reinterperets an existing song. So even if the source tune is shit, the mix can get onto the site with clever arrangement and good production. I have to agree. i worded it in a weird way i think,thx. -The Lone Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlashEdgewind Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 well done, but it feels like it's missing something. for lack of a technical term prowess, I'd say it's missing a bass line, or whatever you wanna call it, for most the song, something for the rest of the tune to be built on. It just feels like the sound doesn't carry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Instrumental Light Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 go play dance dance revolution i have,(probably longer than you have) ive been playing it since it first came out. -The Lone Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rellik Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 In concept, I think it's pretty cool - and I'm not going to say it's not catchy. It is catchy! I think the way it was mastered is holding it back a lot - the frequency balance and mixing feels off to me, but more imporantly, the stereo image seems weirdly distorted. One way or another, I feel like this could really, really benefit from some more effort to nail that smartly-produced, pumping bright DDR sound - then it would truly be a fantastic track (I find the ending, for example, especially ingenious). Obviously it was good enough to be posted to OCR as it was (since, of course, it was), but I'd still love to hear an upgraded version sometime - maybe on VGMix3? Even just a version that turned down the resonance on the filter-sweep at ~0:40 would make this mix quite a bit more listenable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I cannot express the pure joy this song's existence gives me. I've just recently played this game for the first time, thanks to the Wii Virtual Console, and have been digging the music. But I'm a long-time DDR fan. All this to say, this is what I'd consider a perfect aural chocolate-and-peanut-butter combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villainelle Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I think the way it was mastered is holding it back a lot - the frequency balance and mixing feels off to me, but more imporantly, the stereo image seems weirdly distorted. One way or another, I feel like this could really, really benefit from some more effort to nail that smartly-produced, pumping bright DDR sound - then it would truly be a fantastic track (I find the ending, for example, especially ingenious). Agreed, and I love the track despite this. I'm just pretending it's coming through my crappy TV speakers. But yeah, something seems a little strange. There's a grating telephonic quality to it which maybe comes from oversaturation/muddiness in the mids? I'd also love to hear a remaster if possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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